Crowd Control & Diminishing Returns

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#1 - March 17, 2015, 4:45 p.m.
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When you're affected by a crowd control effect in PvP, there's an 18-second window for diminishing returns on further effects from the same category. Additional CC effects used on you while diminishing returns are active are reduced in duration: first by 50%, and then by 75%. Each CC effect resets the 18-second window to its full duration, and if you are affected by three CC's of the same category inside that 18-second window, you will be immune to further effects from that category until the 18-second window has passed.

The lists below have been separated out into their specific diminishing returns categories. Each ability shares diminishing returns with the other abilities it has been listed with, and no others, except where noted.

Diminishing Returns Categories

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#2 - March 17, 2015, 4:46 p.m.
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Disorient

Druid
  • Cyclone
    Mage
  • Dragon's Breath
    Paladin
  • Blinding Light
  • Turn Evil
    Priest
  • Psychic Scream
    Rogue
  • Blind
    Warlock
  • Fear
  • Howl of Terror
  • Mesmerize (Shivarra)
  • Seduction (Succubus)
    Warrior
  • Intimidating Shout
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    Incapacitate

    Druid
  • Incapacitating Roar
    Hunter
  • Freezing Trap
  • Wyvern Sting
    Mage
  • Polymorph
  • Ring of Frost
    Monk
  • Breath of Fire (Glyphed)
  • Paralysis
  • Ring of Peace
    Paladin
  • Repentance
    Pandaren (Racial)
  • Quaking Palm
    Priest
  • Shackle Undead
  • Holy Word: Chastise
  • Psychic Horror
  • Dominate Mind
    Rogue
  • Gouge
  • Sap
    Shaman
  • Hex
    Warlock
  • Banish
  • Blood Horror
  • Mortal Coil
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    Root

    Death Knight
  • Chains of Ice (Chilblains)
    Druid
  • Entangling Roots
  • Entangling Roots (Force of Nature)
  • Mass Entanglement
    Hunter
  • Charge (Tenacity pet)
  • Entrapment
  • Narrow Escape
    Mage
  • Frostjaw
  • Note: As Frostjaw is both a Root and Silence effect, it is affected by diminishing returns from both categories
  • Frost Nova
  • Freeze (Water Elemental)
  • Ice Ward
    Monk
  • Disable
    Priest
  • Void Tendrils
    Shaman
  • Earthgrab Totem
  • Frozen Power
    Warlock
  • Debilitate (Terrorguard)
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    Silence

    Death Knight
  • Asphyxiate
  • Note: When Asphyxiate is cast on a target that is currently immune to Stuns, including immunity granted by diminishing returns, it applies a Silence effect instead.
  • Strangulate
    Druid
  • Solar Beam
    Mage
  • Frostjaw
  • Note: As Frostjaw is both a Root and Silence effect, it is affected by diminishing returns from both categories
    Paladin
  • Avenger's Shield
    Priest
  • Silence
    Rogue
  • Garrote
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    Stun

    Death Knight
  • Gnaw (Ghoul)
  • Monstrous Blow (Dark Transformation)
  • Asphyxiate
  • Remorseless Winter
    Druid
  • Maim
  • Rake
  • Mighty Bash
    Hunter
  • Binding Shot
  • Intimidation
    Mage
  • Deep Freeze
    Monk
  • Charging Ox Wave
  • Fists of Fury
  • Leg Sweep
    Paladin
  • Fist of Justice
  • Hammer of Justice
  • Holy Wrath
    Rogue
  • Cheap Shot
  • Kidney Shot
    Shaman
  • Capacitor Totem
  • Pulverize (Primal Earth Elemental)
    Warlock
  • Axe Toss (Felguard/Wrathguard)
  • Meteor Strike (Infernal/Abyssal)
  • Shadowfury
    Warrior
  • Shockwave
  • Storm Bolt
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    #7 - March 17, 2015, 4:49 p.m.
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    Knockback

    Note: Diminishing returns on effects in the Knockback category operate differently than other diminishing returns. When affected by a multi-target Knockback effect, you will be immune to further multi-target Knockbacks for 10 seconds. This only applies to the abilities listed below; there are similar abilities (such as Death Grip or Powershot) that intentionally do not trigger or suffer from Knockback diminishing returns.

    Death Knight
  • Gorefiend's Grasp
    Druid
  • Typhoon
  • Ursol's Vortex
    Hunter
  • Explosive Trap (Glyphed)
    Shaman
  • Thunderstorm
    Warlock
  • Fellash (Shivarra)
  • Whiplash (Succubus)
  • Whiplash (Grimoire of Sacrifice)
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